Gemini Canvas
Prompt simple web games inside the Gemini app
- Best for
- Anyone who already uses Gemini and wants to try a small game idea quickly at no cost
- Makes
- Small web games, interactive prototypes and apps, shared by link
- Made by
- Where you use it
- Web, iOS, Android
- Pricing
- Canvas is included in the free Gemini plan and in every paid Google AI plan; paid plans run from $4.99 to $199.99 a month in the US (as of October 2026)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Open source
- No
- Export
- Share by public link; Google's help center lists export to Docs, Slides (or PDF) and Colab for Python, but no download of an app's files; you can copy code from the Code view
- Status
- Available
Canvas is a workspace inside Google's Gemini app for writing documents and building small apps. Google's Canvas page says you can describe an idea and Canvas writes the code for a working app or game you can share; its examples include a sound memory game and a 3D planet generator. Google introduced Canvas in a March 18, 2025 blog post.
According to Google's help center, you need to be signed in, then choose Canvas from the menu below the text box and describe what you want. You can keep asking Gemini for changes, open the code and edit it yourself, check a console for errors, or select part of the app and ask Gemini to change just that. Signed-in users aged 18 or over can also add Gemini-powered features, such as text generation, to the app.
Canvas is part of the free Gemini plan and every paid plan. Google's Canvas page says Google AI Pro ($19.99 a month in the US) and Ultra (from $99.99) subscribers get it with Google's most capable model and a 1 million token context window, which helps with longer projects (as of October 2026).
For game developers, Canvas is a quick way to sketch a mechanic or a toy. Apps are shared by public link, and the help center's export options (Docs, Slides and Colab) don't include downloading an app's files, so bigger projects belong in an engine or a coding agent. AIGamer hasn't tested it.
Plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Canvas is listed among the free plan's features |
| Google AI Plus | $4.99/month | Everything in Free, including Canvas, with 2x the free plan's usage limits (US price) |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99/month | Canvas with Google's most capable model and a 1 million token context window, per the Canvas page (US price) |
| Google AI Ultra | From $99.99/month | Same Canvas model and context window as Pro, with higher usage limits; $99.99 and $199.99 tiers (US price) |
From Gemini Canvas's own pricing page, checked 29 October 2026. Prices change; check before you buy.
Limitation: Google's help center lists no way to download a Canvas app's files, so it suits quick experiments more than a game you plan to keep developing.
FAQ
Is Gemini Canvas free?
Yes. Google lists Canvas among the free Gemini plan's features. Google's Canvas page says Pro and Ultra subscribers get a more capable model and a 1 million token context window.
Can Gemini make a game?
Yes, small ones. Google's Canvas page says you can describe an idea and Canvas generates the code for a working, shareable app or game, such as its sound memory game example.
Can I download the code from Gemini Canvas?
Google's help center lets you open and edit the code in a Code view and share the app by link, but its export options (Docs, Slides, Colab for Python) don't include downloading an app.
Sources
Compiled by AIGamer from Gemini Canvas's own pages and the sources below, checked 29 October 2026. We haven't tested Gemini Canvas hands-on.
- Google: Gemini Canvas
- Google Gemini Apps Help: Create docs, apps & more with Canvas
- Google: Google AI Pro & Ultra subscriptions
- Google Blog (Dave Citron): New Gemini features: Canvas and Audio Overview
Image: Google
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